Social Justice Institute

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October 27, 2016
The Siegal Lifelong Learning Program will host a public policy forum titled “Relationship Between the Cleveland Police and the Community” Tuesday, Nov. 15, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Tinkham Veale University Center.
Cleveland and cities across America say they are reinvesting in community policing ...

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October 13, 2016
The Social Justice Institute will co-sponsor “An Introduction and Dialogue of the A People’s Platform for Injustice and Peace 2016 Platform” Tuesday, Oct. 18, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in Allen Memorial Medical Library’s Ford Auditorium.
Adopted during the People’s Justice and Peace Convention in July, t...

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October 05, 2016
The Social Justice Research Lunch Series continues Tuesday, Oct. 11, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. in Crawford Hall, Room A13 with a talk from Ayesha Bell Hardaway, assistant professor of law.
Bell Hardaway will discuss the legal construct of the common law trust and its precedent in the historical...

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September 07, 2016
John Flores, the Climo Junior Professor.
The Social Justice Institute invites the university community to its open house Friday, Sept. 16, from 4 to 5:15 pm. in Crawford Hall, Room A13.
The open house will provide university community members the chance to meet the leadership team and find out how...

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September 01, 2016
The first Social Justice Research Lunch of the year will cover “Sexual Assault Kits - Changing What We Know About Rape.”
The lunch will be held Tuesday, Sept. 13, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. in Crawford Hall, Room A13.
Rachel Lovell, a senior research associate with the Begun Center for Violence...

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June 10, 2016
The Bill of Rights Defense Committee/Defending Dissent Foundation recognized Rhonda Y. Williams, founder and director of the Social Justice Institute, as its June 2016 Patriot Award winner.
Williams was recognized for her work to respond to racism, police violence and systematic injustice.
She add...
May 20, 2016
The Social Justice Institute will host “The Women of East Cleveland: An International Perspective” Thursday, May 26, from 4 to 5 p.m. in Crawford Hall, Room A13.
As part of the Voicing and Action Project research initiative, visiting fellow Risham Waseem will debut a documentary short culled from t...
May 11, 2016
The Social Justice Institute will host “The Fixers: Stories from a Greater Cleveland,” an event featuring two documentary screenings and a public dialogue, Thursday, June 16, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in Tinkham Veale University Center, ballroom C.
The Fixers, co-sponsored by SPACES and Art Matters, is a...
May 02, 2016
The Social Justice Institute has extended the deadlines for Faculty Research Fellowship Grants and Faculty Course Redesign Grants.
Faculty members interested in pursuing research into or developing projects concerning social justice, as well as from faculty members interested in redesigning current...
April 18, 2016
The Social Justice Institute, Environmental Health Watch and Rid-All Green Partnership will host the 2016 Race, Food and Justice Conference, “Analyzing the Urban Food Movement through a Social Justice Lens,” April 21-23.
Nationally known speakers and local activists will lead conversations about cl...